Media Releases
For all the latest information on Austal’s global operations and activity, we invite you to review these latest Media Releases.
For more information on any of these news items, please contact Austal Limited (Corporate):
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July 1, 2005
Austal Leads the Way in Cruise Yacht Market
Leading operators realise niche potential for luxury cruises.
Whilst Austal’s reputation is built on the design and construction of large, high speed vehicle-passenger catamarans ferries it has also successfully built and delivered sixteen cruise vessels since 1989 for private and commercial...
June 24, 2005
HMAS Armidale Commissioned
First of twelve patrol boats enters service with Royal Australian Navy.
Following the official Naming Ceremony of Nuship “Armidale” held at the Austal shipyard on 21 January the first of the Royal Australian Navy’s twelve Armidale Class Patrol Boats has completed all trials to be officially...
June 21, 2005
Austal To Receive Funding From Department Of Defence For Skills Training
A Letter of Intent has been signed between the Australian Government, Department of Defence and Austal regarding the Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry Program (SADI).
Subject to confirmation of a formal agreement, Austal will conduct the following general activities in order to receive payments...
May 5, 2005
Luxury Live-Aboard Vessel "True North" Provides Passengers the Experience of a Lifetime
Following her March handover, "True North" has arrived and entered scheduled service in the remote Kimberly wilderness.
Owner / operator, North Star Cruises has reported strong interest in cruise options including this year’s "Over the Top" cruise from Darwin to Cairns and, the new "Adventures in...
May 5, 2005
Seastate – Looking to the Future
Seastate is a renown supplier of complete motion control solutions to luxury yachts, high speed ferries, military and para-military markets. When it comes to motion control, Seastate offers operators and shipyards operability and simulation studies, product supply, installation, commissioning and...
May 3, 2005
Trimaran Ferry Enters Service
Benchijigua Express Passes The Toughest Test.
“Benchijigua Express”, the 127 metre high speed trimaran built by Austal for Fred Olsen, S.A. has arrived and entered service in the Canary Islands.
Following her handover and departure from Fremantle, Australia on 13 April the vehicle-passenger ferry...
April 13, 2005
Trimaran to Dominate High Speed Sea Transport
Larger than any existing diesel-powered fast ferry - catamaran or monohull - "Benchijigua Express" is world's largest all-aluminium ship and first commercial trimaran with significant commercial and military applications.
With the handover completed on April 13, the new 127 metre, Auto Express 127...
April 12, 2005
Trimaran - 10 Things You Should Know About the Trimaran
The launch by Austal of the longest multi-hull vessel ever is physical proof that a shipyard has finally found a way to tap the huge potential of a vessel type that was actually invented many centuries ago by the Hawaiians: namely the 'trimaran' or stabilised monohull. We can at last design a...
April 12, 2005
Trimaran - Challenges Experienced During Sea Trials
Initial full power sea trials in conditions of up to four metres significant wave height and 45 knots wind speed confirmed Austal's confidence in the 127 metre trimaran fast ferry.
Whilst the vessel met the key contract performance requirements it, most importantly, also demonstrated the trimaran’s...
April 12, 2005
Trimaran - Fred. Olsen and the Canaries Connection
The Canary Islands comprise a group of seven islands in the North Atlanic Ocean making up two provinces of Spain. The islands have a fine climate with sandy beaches, blue seas and sunshine attracting about 10 million tourists annually. Today the Canary Islands economy is driven primarily by tourism...
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